Finally a cat that looks like a yacht: Horizon Power Catamarans PC60 Skylounge

Horizon Power Catamarans PC60 Skylounge Debuts at Miami Yacht & Brokerage Show. Horizon Power Catamarans, the manufacturer of the highly acclaimed PC60, PC52, and PC80 luxury power catamaran yachts, debuts PC60 Skyloungeat Miami Yacht & Brokerage Show. The PC60 Skylounge is quite possibly the most elegantly styled power catamaran to grace the U.S. shores, according … Read more

Top of the range – Wauquiez Centurion 57

  Naval architect and regatta racer Olivier Racoupeau has endowed the 17.4 m Centurion 57, which he has designed for Wauquiez (French manufacturer of Pilot Saloon and Centurion, high performance cruiser yachts), with superyacht attributes. Luxury and comfort dominate the interior. Waxed teak, leather, glass and stainless steel give the 9/10-type rigged sloop its own … Read more

boot 2014 – a much-hoped-for boost to the industry

  A good deal of optimism at the world’s biggest indoor yacht and water sports trade. Booming market for boat equipment. Charter market improving. Diving center attracted over 25 percent. Themed worlds extremely popular. boot Düsseldorf 2014 injected a good deal of optimism into the boat and water sports industry at a time of economic difficulties. … Read more

Inside the billionaires’ superyachts: helipads, tennis courts and a missile defence system

Boat builders can now design almost anything that the mega-rich can imagine – but most just want room for a giant TV

The 2014 Motor Boat Awards – the most coveted prizes in the motorboating industry

  The winners of the 2014 Motor Boat Awards, in association with Pantaenius, were announced on January, 6th, at a Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony hosted by IPC Marine Media (publisher of the British nautical magazines “Motorboat & Yachting and “Motorboats Monthly”) at The Landmark Hotel in London. These awards are the most coveted prizes … Read more

Chinese boating industry statistics

  The total value of import/export trade across China’s borders in the yacht and leisure boat market grew by 25.7 per cent over the last year to US$476m. According to new statistics, exports accounted for US$258m – an increase of 24.1 per cent – while imports grew by 24.1 per cent to US $218m. Like … Read more